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Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet

Nubian
Napatan Period
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), West 609

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Length:8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-M-69
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionOne blue wedjat, molded face, back knife-dressed.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 609. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.